[daniel1212]

AI (I use perplexity.ai) can be very helpful in research, but as with any tool, it can be miused, including by kids, which even before AI, have no (or maybe one) siblings to interact with, and are addicted to phones, games, and have no chores, no real purpose, initiative, and unfit for. military service, and with GenX being unable to maintain jobs.

[ClearCase_guy]

If I were a young man, I would NOT be looking at human females for companionship. That’s all I’m saying.

[Snowybear]

GenX is just fine. It’s the younger generations that are the issue.

This research is largely broken.I’m sure teens are using it, I know they area but their conclusions are generalizations.

-SB

[ComputerGuy]

Well, you can’t knock one up.

[albie]

How can you have an AI relationship?

[V_TWIN]

I thank God regularly that I was blessed with living most of my life before the digital age.

Cleaner, healthier, calmer and a hell of a lot more sane.

[rdcbn1]

Imaginary lover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVQFHy6mM5A&list=RDnVQFHy6mM5A&start_radio=1

[napscoordinator]

Gen X? The oldest is turning 60. The youngest 45. I think that generation is AOK.

[Carriage Hill]

A whole new subset of mental illness is upon us. Swell...

[odawg]

Having a romantic relationship with AI is, of course, utterly impossible. So what is tagged as a romantic relationship is something else entirely. It can be defined by categories that include delusion, illusion, uncontrolled fantasy due to a complete loss of grasp of reality, etc., and, worst of all, is probably addictive.

[ken in texas]

I wonder how long it will be before the circumstances in Michael Connelly's latest novel in the Lincoln Lawyer series come true.

In "The Proving Ground" a teen aged boy finds companionship with an AI character. After voicing discontent about a young girl in his class, the companion encourages him to eliminate her.

[Vaduz]

Call it what it is

Romantic Relationship” With an AI = Porn for the lazy

[yesthatjallen]

What is Recurrent ?

[T.B. Yoits]

It’s like a Harlequin novel except it’s interactive and you’re the main character.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

There is some good potential here. One of our worst social problems as a society today is the “polite social” disconnect between boys and girls.

Boys and girls need polite social practice to get along with each other, as well as to be discouraged from gross, demeaning, aggressive, and other inappropriate conversation.

Both genders need to learn “how to talk” to the other gender. AI could provide real time feedback, give pointers, show a real time favorability rating. It goes on and on.

[simpson96]

When a part of you is based in “unreality”, don’t expect good things to come from it.